City Selects Events for Cultural Grants

Marlene Feist, 509.625.6505

Friday, September 6, 2019 at 10:10 a.m.

The City of Spokane today has announced that 12 community organizations have received grants of between $2,000 and $6,000 to help put on programs and events that honor and celebrate the rich diversity of the City’s cultural communities.

The City allocated a total of $40,000 for the grant program; this is the second year for these grants.

“The selection committee was intentional in selecting 12 events that looked very different from one another but shared a common commitment to public service and participation,” said Multi-Cultural Affairs Director, Gloria Ochoa-Bruck. “We are very excited for these community events!”

The City received 16 applications from groups and organizations planning a wide range of cultural events in the coming year. Applications received represented cultural festivals and celebrations, arts fairs, and programs for culturally underrepresented populations, lecture-demonstrations and workshops with a cultural focus.

All events selected for funding met the criteria of being cultural events that are free and open to the public and held in the City of Spokane.